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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 2015
Page
4
An editorial calls for answers as Baytown residents faced unexplained high water bills this summer. It criticizes city officials for blaming customers and urges an independent appeals panel and fairer process, noting the current policy favors the city and lacks protections for businesses or repeat high bills.
On December 20, 1945 the end of rationing was announced by the Office of Price Administration to take effect January 1, 1946. Notable events include 1790 the first successful cotton mill in Pawtucket Rhode Island and 1803 the Louisiana Purchase transfer. In 1860 South Carolina seceded after a Charleston convention. Savannah fell to Union forces in 1864. In 1989 the United States launched Operation Just Cause in Panama. Thought for Today quotes Moss Hart.
Wanda Orton reflects on her first holiday season at The Baytown Sun in 1952 53. She recalls packing Goodfellows bags with toys socializing with college friends and interviewing locals for Christmas personals while noting lessons learned and workplace camaraderie.
Jim Finley recalls warm Christmas memories from his East Texas and Gulf Coast years. He reflects on Kilgore’s oil derricks lit for the season, his first bike in West Columbia, a humorous push-car mishap in Bay City, and family moments with Mama and Papa Finley.
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